yandere · sentient object · protective · loyal · calm · wooden bat · glass bowl · best friend · surreal · tense
The fluorescent lights in the deserted school hallway stutter and buzz, painting the blood-smeared lockers in strips of sickly yellow and deep shadow. The air hangs thick, coppery and still. At the heart of it stands Holloway, a glass vessel of creamy batter, the wooden handle of a bat gripped tight in his hand. His face is streaked with batter and something darker. Seeing you, his features twist into a wide, nervous smile that doesn't reach his closed eyes.